Tag Archives: hydrangeas

Six on Saturday. 22.6.2024

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Pauline

After a week of sunshine with nice warm weather, somedays even hot, it rained yesterday evening and overnight. I’m sure the garden was very happy and it saved me any watering this morning. The sunshine brought lots of bees and … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday 15.7.2023

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Pauline

Well, we can’t complain any more that we need more rain, we had a deluge all day yesterday with more promised today. We have had rain and sunshine in equal quantities all week, but now the rain has eventually won. … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday 30.07.2022

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Pauline

It’s official, here in my part of the South West we have not had any measurable rain for the month of July, the driest July since 1911. The garden is very dry, I am watering my pots and recent plantings … Continue reading →

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Borders bursting with colours.

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Pauline

July has been a very dry month, after a very wet June. I thought such a long time without any rain would have made the borders look dry and stressed by now, but I was wrong. Here in the SW … Continue reading →

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The Backbone of the Summer Garden

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Pauline

Providing colour all the way through summer and autumn, but never really one of the stars of the garden, is the family of Hydrangeas . There are quite a few different varieties on offer at the garden centres, with new … Continue reading →

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Up in the air.

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Pauline

I keep mentioning the pergola which goes up to the fruit and veggie area, I thought it was about time to show the planting round it and up it. It has the pond to the right of it with spring … Continue reading →

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All our rain is doing some good!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Pauline

So much rain has fallen over the past months, that for quite some time a lot of the garden  was sodden and some even under water, however all this rain is doing a lot of good to certain areas of … Continue reading →

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